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Getting to Know Windows XP
Lesson 1: Exploring the desktop
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NOTE: If you place the cursor over an icon, a popup
description of the file contents appears.
Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your
configuration. See Windows
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XP online Help for more specific
information on each icon and how to use it.
Start button
You use the Start button to:
❖ Start programs
❖ Access Microsoft Windows
®
XP update information
❖ Open recently accessed documents
❖ Adjust system settings
❖ Search for files
❖ Access Windows Help and Support
❖ Run programs
❖ Suspend system activity and shut down the computer
For more information on starting programs, see “Lesson 6:
Starting programs” on page 120.
Taskbar
Each time you open a program, a button associated with that
program appears on the taskbar. With some programs, a button
appears on the taskbar for each document or window you open.
You can use these buttons to quickly switch between the programs
or windows.
